Thursday, 9 May 2013

Map stamps post!

Hello blog-world! It has been a little while and I have missed you! I have wanted to share this wonderful package that I received from João in Brazil for ages - but it has taken me a little while to get my act into gear. First of all - let's appreciate the gorgeous envelope.

How cool is it that there is a special postmark that matches the stamps? Crazy cool!! It is sometimes hard to judge scale on these scanned images of stamps, but the animal stamps are lovely big square stamps. My favourite though, are the stamps the ones that refer to bookplates: the ex libris stamps.

Aren't these stamps wonderful? They feature bookplates AND a world map. Two of my favourite things! Anyhow, if you think the outside of the envelope was cool... wait til you see what is inside!

I think I love little envelopes of stamps more than I love albums of stamps. I love the colours through the glassine paper of the envelopes, I love that the envelopes are mini, and I love that a little envelope of stamps makes you thumb through the stamps so that you can appreciate them in a more tactile way than if you have them stuck in the austere pages of an album.

Of course, traditional philatelists would be horrified at the thought of grubby oily hands on precious stamps, but I just can't resist the temptation of getting a little collection like this, from a little pocket, and spreading it over the table and admiring each individual stamp, picking them up one by one and examining them.

To do that in a blog sense, to spread the stamps from the above little pocket all over the desk and appreciate them one by one, I have scanned a sample for you to enjoy:

Fantastic collection of map stamps, right? And this is only a sample! Thankyou João! I am still collecting a few little things to send to you in return.

This weekend in Melbourne it is probably the biggest weekend in philately circles for the year/decade... it is the World Stamp Expo 2013! So you know what I am going to be busy doing this weekend!! I will be sure to let you know how it goes.

2 comments:

Hello Helen,I'm glad you have enjoyed the stamps and cover. The Ex-libris stamp is again one of those issues that were at the bottom of the drawers of the post office ... when I saw these stamps I thought you would, but unfortunately I have not booked mint exemplary (as I'm inattentive) to send to you ... but next visit I searched for them, as well as that of Peter Lund ...I keep searching for stamps on maps, so I gather a reasonable amount I will send another letter. If you have any special requests do not hesitate to tell me. I wonder how it will be amazing to visit the World Stamp Expo 2013 ... I just have to wish you a great day to you!! Greetings!!

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Hello! I am Helen.

I have a stamp collection and I would like to share it. All the beautiful little images, all the delicate perforations, all the postmarks; well they make me smile. But a stamp is such a tiny thing, and it might just be tucked away in a dusty album and never see the light of day. So this is my way of bringing the humble stamp out into the larger world.